One Word Substitution Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 21: One word substitution · Set 659 · 40 questions

Word tip (Many words → one word): Read every part of the phrase: who or what, and what is special about it. Think of word endings that help: -ible / -able (can be done), -ist (a person), -ary / -ium (a place), -vore (an eater). Check that the word matches the whole phrase, not just part of it.

1. 1.One word for: able to speak two languages (a) silent (b) talkative (c) literate (d) bilingual
2. 2.One word for: an animal that eats only meat (a) herbivore (b) vegetarian (c) carnivore (d) omnivore
3. 3.One word for: a person who studies animals (a) zoologist (b) geologist (c) botanist (d) astronomer
4. 4.One word for: against the law (a) legal (b) impossible (c) invisible (d) illegal
5. 5.One word for: a period of ten years (a) decade (b) century (c) fortnight (d) millennium
6. 6.One word for: a person who eats far too much (a) optimist (b) patriot (c) miser (d) glutton
7. 7.One word for: a park where animals are kept for people to see (a) zoo (b) granary (c) library (d) museum
8. 8.One word for: something that cannot be seen (a) edible (b) invisible (c) audible (d) illegible
9. 9.One word for: a person who stitches clothes (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) cobbler
10. 10.One word for: a person who rides horses in races (a) jockey (b) pilot (c) sailor (d) driver
11. 11.One word for: a person who sees an event happen (a) victim (b) lawyer (c) eyewitness (d) judge
12. 12.One word for: the life story of a person written by someone else (a) atlas (b) biography (c) geography (d) autobiography
13. 13.One word for: a doctor who treats teeth (a) dentist (b) pharmacist (c) florist (d) optician
14. 14.One word for: a garden of fruit trees (a) granary (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) orchard
15. 15.One word for: the study of past events (a) history (b) geography (c) astronomy (d) biology
16. 16.One word for: a home for children who have no parents (a) library (b) hospital (c) aviary (d) orphanage
17. 17.One word for: a word opposite in meaning to another word (a) synonym (b) suffix (c) homophone (d) antonym
18. 18.One word for: the study of living things (a) astronomy (b) biology (c) geography (d) history
19. 19.One word for: a book of maps (a) dictionary (b) atlas (c) novel (d) diary
20. 20.One word for: a sound loud enough to be heard (a) visible (b) audible (c) fragile (d) edible
21. 21.One word for: a person who mends shoes (a) barber (b) cobbler (c) tailor (d) plumber
22. 22.One word for: a book of word meanings in alphabetical order (a) dictionary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) diary
23. 23.One word for: a person who studies plants (a) zoologist (b) dentist (c) astronomer (d) botanist
24. 24.One word for: an animal that eats only plants (a) insectivore (b) carnivore (c) herbivore (d) omnivore
25. 25.One word for: a person who always looks on the bright side (a) tourist (b) pessimist (c) scientist (d) optimist
26. 26.One word for: a group of singers (a) herd (b) choir (c) fleet (d) crew
27. 27.One word for: a person who sells medicines (a) dentist (b) florist (c) optician (d) pharmacist
28. 28.One word for: happening every week (a) annual (b) daily (c) weekly (d) monthly
29. 29.One word for: a place where birds are kept (a) kennel (b) aquarium (c) aviary (d) library
30. 30.One word for: a person who makes furniture from wood (a) tailor (b) barber (c) carpenter (d) plumber
31. 31.One word for: a daily record of personal events (a) diary (b) novel (c) atlas (d) dictionary
32. 32.One word for: a place where bees are kept (a) aquarium (b) granary (c) apiary (d) aviary
33. 33.One word for: a person who flies an aeroplane (a) sailor (b) pilot (c) conductor (d) driver
34. 34.One word for: a person who gives money or blood to help others (a) donor (b) borrower (c) thief (d) tourist
35. 35.One word for: a place where coins are made (a) museum (b) bank (c) granary (d) mint
36. 36.One word for: a person who betrays his or her country (a) tourist (b) optimist (c) traitor (d) patriot
37. 37.One word for: a person who hoards money and spends very little (a) tourist (b) miser (c) glutton (d) donor
38. 38.One word for: a person who does not eat meat (a) pedestrian (b) omnivore (c) carnivore (d) vegetarian
39. 39.One word for: a person who walks along a road (a) pedestrian (b) cyclist (c) passenger (d) driver
40. 40.One word for: able to use both hands equally well (a) bilingual (b) illiterate (c) talkative (d) ambidextrous

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